apa-apaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From apa +‎ -an with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌapa aˈpaan/ [ˌa.pa aˈpa.(ʔ)an]
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Syllabification: a‧pa-a‧pa‧an

Interjection

apa-apaan

  1. what in the world; what the hell